EDE 2.0 Beta Released

EDE (Equinox Desktop Environment) is a desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. Main features of EDE are speed and responsiveness, low resource usage and a familiar look and feel. This is the second test release for the upcoming major 2.0 version. Notable changes are a new panel and XDG Desktop Menu support, a new bug report tool, and improved existing code. Release notes, download link and installation instructions can be found on the EDE homepage.

…we could deviate from the make-everything-like-windows mindset and create something new. I’m sorry if this sounds harsh to any possible EDE developers out there, but this is really how I feel. In my opinion, the most elegant desktop solution for Linux today is (no, not KDE or Gnome) Openbox with a slew of other apps, but this of course needs quite a bit of polish.

And, don’t be so sure it’s not right. Microsoft spends more money on usability testing than you do, they keep detailed statistics based on millions of tech support phone calls, and there’s a darn good chance that they did it that way because more people can figure out how to use it that way.

I really do see your point, and you’re right. I’m merely pointing out the fact that almost all DE’s these days are playing copy-cat. I also try not to be too much of a critic when I’m admittedly not part of the solution.